PML-N, PTI locked in battle to form govt in PunjabLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are locked in a battle to form the next government in Punjab after both failed to win an outright majority in the country...
Saad Rafique, Abid Sher Ali, Aleem Khan’s vote recount pleas acceptedLAHORE: Pleas for vote recount filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique and Abid Sher Ali were approved by the respective returning officers on Friday. Pakistan Tehre...
Economic crisis awaits Imran KhanISLAMABAD: International journal Bloomberg has said that an economic crisis is waiting for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as he is poised to become the next prime minister of the c...
Imran talks of US ties, but ‘anti-American’ rhetoric has many waryISLAMABAD: Over the years, Pakistan's Imran Khan has been known for his "anti-American rhetoric", once even suggesting he might, as prime minister, order the shooting down of US drones targeting al Qa...
Pakistan likely to knock on IMF’s door: Moody’sISLAMABAD: Pakistan will turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet its external financing needs, Moody's Investors Service said in a note on Friday. "Pakistan's heightened external vulnera...
Asfandyar demands re-polls across countryAwami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali has demanded re-polling across the country and announced to observe sit-ins in front of all regional headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan...
Mahesh Malani becomes first non-Muslim to win NA seatPakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Mahesh Kumar Malani has become the first non-Muslim to win a general seat in the National Assembly. Malani's ascent to the Lower House's general seat became possib...
Crestfallen Afaq steps down as MQM-H chief over poor showMohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Chairman Afaq Ahmed on Friday announced that he would step down as party's chief due to abysmal performance in July 25 elections. Addressing a press conference in...
PML-N likely to propose Shehbaz’s name for NA opposition leaderThe top brass of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) decided on Friday that Shehbaz Sharif, the party president, would be their candidate for the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly...
UK felicitates Pakistan over successful pollsBritish Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Friday congratulated millions of Pakistani voters who participated in the July 25 general elections. "The people of Pakistan have shown they will not be cowed...
PM Mulk chairs cabinet meetingInterim Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on Friday chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet at the Prime Minister's Office. The cabinet approved assigning of additional charge of the posts of m...